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Synopsis - short
For his 18th birthday, Édouard celebrates at a chalet with friends, but buried tensions and the arrival of his brother Max forces them to confront unsettling truths about trust, boundaries, and consent.
Cast
Édouard Édouard Tremblay-Grenier
Thomas Arnaud Vachon
Ismael Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie
Nathan Antoine Marchand-Gagnon
Max Alexis Lemay-Plamondon
Stéphanie Rosemarie Sabor
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DIRECTOR - BIO
Trained in film direction at UQÀM, François Lalonde enjoys creating works that are meant to be generous with their audience. In this sense, he is a fan of coming-of-age films, a genre that allows the use of popular culture codes, but above all, exposes the emotional upheavals of its characters to the fullest. Behind his cynicism, François hides a multitude of rays of hope.
As a director, he has signed the short films Fair Ball (2022) and Usual spleen (2022), both of which have had successful runs in festivals. His upcoming short films Brothers in Arms and After the Close will have their premieres in festivals in the coming months.
In addition to his work as a director, François also works as an assistant director. He has worked on several feature films and series, including Les Météorites, Les Mal-Aimants, La terre appelle Mathilde, Le temps d'un été, and We are Zombies.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
At a time when masculinist rhetoric is increasingly reaching young people on social media, I wanted to offer, with Brothers in arms, a sensitive and positive vision of what it means to be a guy. By taking a critical yet compassionate look at today's issues of sexual consent and toxic masculinity, the film immerses us in the frenzy of a night of teenage debauchery. Between what we think we know and what we have actually seen, how do we respond to the problematic behavior of someone we love?
Director's filmography
Frères d'armes (2025) - 10 min
Après le close (2025) - 8 min
Le temps d'un spleen (Co-réalisation) (2022) - 22 min
En jeu (2022) - 5 min
Team
Director François Lalonde
Producers François Lalonde, Ariane Vermeersch
Cinematographer Xavier Bossé
Artistic director Amy Thibault
Editor Jordan Choinière
Music Léo Leblanc and Xavier Touikan
Sound Guillaume Brodeur and Jacob Marcoux
Mix Jacob Marcoux
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